# The 94th Schoolhouse Rock Appreciation Thread **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [September 13, 2001, 5:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-94th-schoolhouse-rock-appreciation-thread/81388 "2001-09-13T17:35:45Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 12\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Fiver](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/e274bd/32.png) [@Fiver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fiver)\ **Post date:** [September 25, 2001, 2:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-94th-schoolhouse-rock-appreciation-thread/81388/41 "2001-09-25T14:25:14Z")
Only one brief, dismissive mention has been made of the Schoolhouse Rock remakes by modern pop groups. I’d like to go on record as saying this CD is definitely worth owning. Some of the songs are bad (Pavement’s glacially slow-paced rendition of “No More Kings” is unlistenable), but others, like Moby’s take on “Verb,” are a super hoot and fun to listen to. Not equals of the originals by any means, but fun nonetheless. ---
**Author:** ![Fenris](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fenris/32/498_2.png) [@Fenris](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fenris)\ **Post date:** [September 25, 2001, 2:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-94th-schoolhouse-rock-appreciation-thread/81388/42 "2001-09-25T14:42:09Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Fiver \* > **Only one brief, dismissive mention has been made of the Schoolhouse Rock remakes by modern pop groups** Hey! My mention of it wasn’t dismissive! I loved Skee-Lo’s “Mr Morton”. Fenris ---
**Author:** ![Fiver](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/e274bd/32.png) [@Fiver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fiver)\ **Post date:** [September 25, 2001, 3:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-94th-schoolhouse-rock-appreciation-thread/81388/43 "2001-09-25T15:10:38Z")
**Fenris** , apparently my mention of your mention was dismissive. ---
**Author:** ![AWB](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/bb73d2/32.png) [@AWB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AWB)\ **Post date:** [September 26, 2001, 3:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-94th-schoolhouse-rock-appreciation-thread/81388/44 "2001-09-26T03:54:28Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by MsRobyn \* > \*\ ***AWB** , I am flattered beyond words. I took the quiz, missed all but one of the math questions, none of the other questions, and on the score page, there’s a link to this thread. (It is broken, tho.) > > Robin \*\* Yes, it appears so. I supplied them with a correct URL for a return, but somehow they messed it up. ---
**Author:** ![Barbarian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e19adc/32.png) [@Barbarian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Barbarian)\ **Post date:** [September 26, 2001, 10:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-94th-schoolhouse-rock-appreciation-thread/81388/45 "2001-09-26T10:00:38Z")
Heard a line on a current affairs show over the weekend. “We need a Schoolhouse rock special about Osama bin Laden and the Taliban!” Picture it: guys running around measuring beards, women being locked out of schools, rubble everywhere, training schools for terrorists. ---
**Author:** ![reloy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c89c15/32.png) [@reloy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/reloy)\ **Post date:** [September 26, 2001, 3:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-94th-schoolhouse-rock-appreciation-thread/81388/46 "2001-09-26T15:42:56Z")
I have an MP3 at home of a college acapella group singing a live medley of Schoolhouse Rock that is just a laugh riot. I can’t remember which group right now (I will try to remember to check when I get home from work), but the copyright-challenged among you could probably find it by searching for BOCA under Napster or a P2P clone. My favorite lines: - When singing the noun section (“Or any place that you can go” “Like Disneyland or Hell” - When singing Interjections. ("Now stop, those are nouns, ‘Rats’ and ‘Crap’ are nouns.) Fans of Schoolhouse Rock will want to track this down. ---
**Author:** ![Fenris](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fenris/32/498_2.png) [@Fenris](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fenris)\ **Post date:** [September 26, 2001, 6:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-94th-schoolhouse-rock-appreciation-thread/81388/47 "2001-09-26T18:53:58Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Fiver \* > \*\ ***Fenris** , apparently my mention of your mention was dismissive. \*\* I feel validated by that statement Cryptically Fenris ---
**Author:** ![Fiver](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/e274bd/32.png) [@Fiver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fiver)\ **Post date:** [September 26, 2001, 7:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-94th-schoolhouse-rock-appreciation-thread/81388/48 "2001-09-26T19:13:19Z")
**reloy** ’s post brings me to the topic of Schoolhouse Rock parodies. I can think of only one offhand: the “flag protection amendment” short from an episode of The Simpsons, which was a take-off of “I’m Just a Bill.” Are there others? ---
**Author:** ![mobo85](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/b19c9b/32.png) [@mobo85](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mobo85)\ **Post date:** [September 26, 2001, 9:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-94th-schoolhouse-rock-appreciation-thread/81388/49 "2001-09-26T21:37:35Z")
The only one I can think of is an episode of Cartoon Network’s original series _Johnny Bravo_, in which Jack Sheldon (singer of _Conjunction Junction_ and _I’m Just A Bill_) guest-starred as a man who sung SHR-style songs telling Johnny how to impress women. He didn’t listen, of course. And I think NBC got in trouble for poking fun at big business ownership with “Conspirasy Theory Rock” on _Saturday Night Live_… ---
**Author:** ![Eutychus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/a3d4f5/32.png) [@Eutychus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eutychus)\ **Post date:** [September 27, 2001, 12:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-94th-schoolhouse-rock-appreciation-thread/81388/50 "2001-09-27T00:10:50Z")
Just for the record, Disney (who apparently now owns the rights) is putting out a Collector’s Edition DVD next spring. > **[Schoolhouse Rock!](https://shows.disney.com/schoolhouse-rock)** > > These fun and high-energy songs will teach a new generation of fans all about recycling, biodiversity, solar energy and more. ---
**Author:** ![Fiver](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/e274bd/32.png) [@Fiver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fiver)\ **Post date:** [September 27, 2001, 1:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-94th-schoolhouse-rock-appreciation-thread/81388/51 "2001-09-27T01:01:08Z")
**Eutychus55** : > [@](#): > > Just for the record, Disney (who apparently now owns the rights) is putting out a Collector’s Edition DVD next spring. **Euty** , you just became my new best friend. ---
**Author:** ![reloy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c89c15/32.png) [@reloy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/reloy)\ **Post date:** [September 27, 2001, 12:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-94th-schoolhouse-rock-appreciation-thread/81388/52 "2001-09-27T12:05:18Z")
Last night on the Drew Carey show season premiere, there was another parody of “I’m just a Bill.” I was let down, though. I like Drew Carey, but this pardoy was weak. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-94th-schoolhouse-rock-appreciation-thread/81388.md?page=2)